Trousers-stretcher.



J. HHEN.

TROUSERS STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. a. 1916.

1,228,440. Patented June 5,1917.

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JOSEPH HIBEN, or Kmes'ron, new YonK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed April 8, 1918. Serial No. 89,789.

To all whom it may concemf Be it known that I, JDSEPH HREN, a c1t1- zen of the United States, and a resident of Kingston, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers- Stretchers, of WhlCh the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to ma trouser stretcher of novel construction, which may be'introduced into a trouser leg and serves to eflectively stretch and crease the same.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view of a trouser stretcher embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 a plan; Fig. 3 a detail of'the upper plate; Fig. 4a detail of the lower plate;

Fig. 5 a detail of the hook showing it close Fig. 6 a detail of the hook showing it open;

Fig. 7 a detail end view of the ing it closed, and

joint show Fig. .8 a front view thereof showingit open.

The trouser stretcher comprises essentially,a pair of fiat longitudinal bars 1,

adapted to engage the creases of a trouser leg. Each bar 1 is composed of an upper section, and a lower-sectlon, which may be removably secured to each other by means of a tongue 2 formed on the top of the lower section andengaging a pair of keepers 3 formed on thebottom of "the upper section. In this way, the length of the stretcher may be halved, so that it may be readilypacked into a trunk or suit case.

Near their upper ends there are pivoted to bars 1, at 4, the outer ends of a air of upper links 5, the inner ends of which are pivoted at 6, to a common up er plate 7. This plate is furnished with a ange 8 having a pair of apertures 9 and 10, for a urposehereinafter described. The pivote inner ends of links .5, are enlarged to form rounded heads 11 that are provided with intermeshing teeth as shown.

Near their lower ends there are pivoted to bars 1, at 12, the outer ends of a air of lower links 13, theinner ends of whlch are pivoted at 14 to a common lower plate 15.

This 31m furnished with a flange 16,

having a single perforation 17. l The inner ends of links 13 are likewise formed into toothed intermeshing heads 18.

To the top of eachbar 1, there is pivoted at 19, a hook 20 adapted to engage the lower rim of a trouser leg 21. This hook is formed of resilient material, and comprises a doubled body carryin the pivot 19, and a correspondingly doub ed beak 22 the body as well as the beak being adapted to straddle bar 1, and t to obtain a firm hold on the trouser leg121.

To lower plate 15, there is secured the lower knotted t d of a string 23, that engages perzfo atid n 17. This string passes loosely t To gh perforation 10 of plate 7, is double into a loop 24, and thence engages with its upper knotted end the perft ration 9 bfkaitl last named plate.

In use, the device is introduced in afolded condition into'the reversed trouser leg, the upper links 5 are spread, and the hooks 20 are closed upon the material 21. When now the device is spendedj on a nail or similar holder 25, the; weight of the trousers will cause a p to be exerted upon string-'23, whereby l op 24 will .be lengthened, the lower end of the string to be drawn up, and

the lower inks 13 to be straightened out, so as to fore the lower ends of bars 1 against.

the trouser leg with considerable pressure.

It will "be seen that by the construction described, the movement of any oneqlink will cause a corresponding movementof its mate, so that a uniform action is insured, and that the weight of the garment is utilized for effecting a constant pressure of the stretcher against the same.

I claim: i

A trouser stretcher comprising a pair of longitudinal bars, an upper plate having an aperture, a lower plate, an upper pair of toothed intermeshing links pivoted to the bars and to the u per plate, a lowerpair of toothed intermeshlng links pivoted to the bars and to the lower plate, anda looped string secured to the plates at its ends, and

passing loosely through the aperture of the upper plate.

JOSEPH HREN.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

-Waahington, D. G. 

